PhI(OAc)2-mediated iminobromination for synthesis of bromomethyl cyclic imines starting from alkenyl carbonitriles and Grignard reagents

PhI(OAc)2-mediated iminobromination was developed starting from alkenyl carbonitriles and Grignard reagents. The present transformation is carried out by a sequence of nucleophilic addition of Grignard reagents to alkenyl carbonitriles to form N–H imines and their iminohalogenation by subsequent treatment with PhI(OAc)2.